Glossary of Grammar Terms Part 4
Emphatic pronoun (Εμφατικός τύπος αντωνυμίας): a personal pronoun form mainly used for emphasis and contrast purposes (see also clitic pronoun)…
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Glossary of Grammar Rules Part 3
Concessive clause (Παραχωρητική / εναντιωματική πρόταση): a clause which expresses concession / contrast and is introduced by conjunctions such as…
Glossary of Grammar Terms Part 2
Article (Άρθρο): the word which precedes a noun and agrees with it in number, gender and case. Articles are either…
Glossary of Grammar terms Part 1
Accusative case (Αιτιατική πτώση): a case form of nominals. Nominals are morphologically marked for the accusative case when they are…
Πλάγιες ερωτηματικές (Indirect questions)
Indirect questions follow main verbs of inquiry: ρωτώ, αναρωτιέμαι, απορώ, δεν ξέρω, δεν έμαθα. Τον ρώτησε [αν άκουσε τίποτα περίεργο…
Ρήματα με δύο αντικείμενα (Ditransitive verbs)
One object in genitive – one in accusative There is a class of verbs, which need two complements (direct and…
Verbs with prepositional complements
There are certain verbs, which are usually followed by specific prepositions. verb+σε : επιμένω συμμετέχω στηρίζομαι Examples: Eπιμένει στις απόψεις…
Use of the passive
Passive structures are used in Greek when we do not want to explicitly show the relation between the result of…